Garabulag pilgrimage

Goshabulag village, Basarkechar district, Goycha mahal

Basarkechar district – Vardenis, Goshabulag village Shadjrek since 19.04.1991

Architecture

After the mass deportation of Azerbaijanis in 1987-1991, Azerbaijanis were not given the opportunity to visit pir.

At the end of the meadow there were lush springs. The waters of the springs combined to form the Dashagan River. The small springs had ancient names given by the people: Saribulag, Lilparli spring, Garabulag located on the slope of Garadash mountain 300-400 meters above the village, and Camishuchan, Chatag and other places on the plain. Among these springs, Garabulag was known as a holy place among the villagers. Shepherds and villagers would visit the pilgrimage called "Garabulag", drink from the water of the spring, and take iron coins, amber beads, and buttons from the water. Goshabulag village was founded in the middle of the XIX century (1830-1840) by Haji Iman, a wealthy villager who escaped from Russian raids from Sofular village of Gazakh mahal. Several tribal elders who came with Haji Iman chose that place as their permanent residence, seeing that there is fertile land and convenient water for living. The number of only Azerbaijanis in the village were: 117 people lived in 1831, 316 people in 1873, 419 people in 1886, 456 people in 1897, and 672 people in 1914. In 1918-1920, the village was destroyed by the Dashnaks. In 1921, the people of the village returned to the village again. 387 people in 1922, 291 people in 1926, 383 people in 1931, 1800 people in 1988 were deported by Armenians.

The meaning of the name of the village is related to the name of the 2 springs in the center of the place. The elders of the tribe named the village Goshabulag after those springs